1Ilikephysicsbest,thoughmanyclassmatesfindithard.Alotoffactorsledmetolikethissubject.Asearlyasinhighschool,IwasamazedatthelawsscientistslikeNewtonandEinsteindiscovered.Whattheyfoundoutchangedtheworld.Luckily,myphysicsteacheratthisuniversityisexcellent.Heisknowledgeableandpatient.Justbecauseofhim,I'mwillingtospendlotsofmysparetimeonthissubject.Mostimportantly,whatIhavelearnedfromthephysicscoursewillbeofgreathelpinlandingagoodjob.Nowadaysmanycompaniesthinkphysicsmajorsoftenhaveasolidacademicfoundationandcaneasilyadaptthemselvestoawidevarietyofpositions.

　　2Youcanprepareyourselftosucceedinyourstudies.

　　Trytodevelopandappreciatethefollowinghabits:

　　Takeresponsibilityforyourself

　　Recognizethatinordertosucceedyouneedtomakedecisionsaboutyourpriorities,yourtime,andyourresources

　　Centeryourselfaroundyourvaluesandprinciples

　　Don'tletfriendsandacquaintancesdictatewhatyouconsiderimportant

　　Putfirstthingsfirst

　　Followupontheprioritiesyouhavesetforyourself,anddon'tletothers,orotherinterests,distractyoufromyourgoals

　　Discoveryourkeyproductivityperiodsandplaces

　　Morning,afternoon,orevening?

　　Findspaceswhereyoucanbethemostfocusedandproductive.Prioritizetheseforyourmostdifficultstudychallenges

　　Consideryourselfinawin-winsituation

　　Whenyoucontributeyourbesttoaclass,you,yourfellowstudents,andevenyourteacherwillbenefit.Yourgradecanthenbeoneadditionalcheckonyourperformance

　　Firstunderstandothers,thenattempttobeunderstood

　　Whenyouhaveanissuewithaninstructor(aquestionablegrade,anassignmentdeadline,etc.)putyourselfintheinstructor'splace.Nowaskyourselfhowyoucanbestmakeyourargumentgivenhis/hersituation

　　Lookforbettersolutionstoproblems

　　Forexample,ifyoudon'tunderstandthecoursematerial,don'tjustre-readit.Trysomethingelse!Consultwiththeprofessor,atutor,anacademicadvisor,aclassmate,astudygroup,oryourschool'sstudyskillscenter

　　Looktocontinuallychallengeyourself